The Other Boleyn Girl
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6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 48
  3. Negative: 11 out of 48

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  1. MartinF.
    Mar 1, 2008
    4
    Poor casting, unbearably muted photography and terrible script make for a ploddingly dull time at the movies. Scarlett Johanssen is miscast as Mary a role which fails to allow her a chance at expressing her full range.
  2. Fantasy
    Mar 1, 2008
    0
    Off with its head! Avoid.
  3. CrystalU
    Mar 2, 2008
    0
    This movie did not portray the book at all!! Mary was already at court serving her Majesty! Anne was still in France! Anne when she was sent away she was sent to HEVER NOT FRANCE! Mary had a daughter first, son second (who in real history is not 100% to be Henrys! The affair was already over!) The King never raped Anne! He waited until the verdict was almost in, they slepted together lovingly then married when she became with child. Mary was not a virgin with her first husband, she had an affair with the french King before she came to serve Queen Katherine. I could go on but that would take more time then I have! The book was great, not 100% historically true but very close, the movie destroyed the book and the author should be ashamed and embarassed to have ok'd a half-written script like this. OH AND THE ACTING.....Watch Tudor's the women who plays Anne is much more the Anne Boleyn we have all come to learn then natalie Portman any day! Oh and Scarlet go fix your teeth you have enough money right All in all I was very sad I was looking forward to see this movie and I was very disappointed. We need to leave our wonderful books alone before they are all butchered.… Expand
  4. Brandy
    Jun 11, 2008
    2
    As mentioned before this movie fails to follow the book. If I had not read the book before watching the movie I wouldn't have had any idea what was going on. It was all over the place. The casting was terrible, they didn't depict the characters in the book at all. I recommend reading the book, because the movie will just give a bad perception of the whole Boleyn story.
  5. AshleyS
    Aug 3, 2008
    0
    I hated the movie and adored the book.....I cant believe that Phillipa allowed her book to be butchered!!!! What a beautiful piece of work turned into crap.
  6. EllenS.
    Feb 29, 2008
    4
    I f you love looking at period costumes and authentic 16th century sets, The Other Boleyn Girl just might work for you. But, if you like a believable story line that is at least a little respectful of the history it claims to represent, this ain

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Metascore
50 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 34
  3. Negative: 5 out of 34
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Bennett
    60
    Shot in high definition and filmed at many historic locations, the film somehow still lacks the splendor of an epic, and its urgency to get on with the next plot point leaves much unexplained while context goes out the window.
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    50
    A brisk feminist melodrama that is, historically speaking, a load of wank. It has the feel of a game of “telephone,” in which information is progressively mangled.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Derek Elley
    70
    A sexy, good-looking political bodice-ripper with an almost flawless cast at the top of its game.
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